Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sheridan Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,914
100.0%
Speak only English
14,110
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
804
5.4%
Spanish
438
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
351
80.1%
Speak English "well"
20
4.6%
Speak English "not well"
67
15.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
296
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
240
81.1%
Speak English "well"
39
13.2%
Speak English "not well"
17
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
45.0%
Speak English "well"
9
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
28.3%
Speak English "not at all"
7
11.7%
All other languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,914
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
804
5.4%
5 to 17 years
139
0.9%
18 to 64 years
498
3.3%
65 years and over
167
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
176
1.2%
5 to 17 years
31
0.2%
18 to 64 years
109
0.7%
65 years and over
36
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
36
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,565
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
45
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
33
0.2%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
